Given name
Zylia
“a woodland dweller”
Zylia is a form of Xylia. In Greek use, Xylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Zylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.” Zylia is a form of Xylia. In Greek use, Xylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Zylia is used as a form of Xylia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zylia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 0 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zylia’s family of names
Zylia is a form of Xylia. Zylia has a related form in Zilin. Zylia has a related form in Zilia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Zylinvariant
- Zyliahvariant
- Zyleahvariant
- Zilinvariant
- Zylynvariant
- Zilynavariant
- Zilinevariant
- Zilinavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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